ForwardingAppender ClassApache log4net™ SDK Documentation
This appender forwards logging events to attached appenders.
Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  log4net.AppenderAppenderSkeleton
    log4net.AppenderForwardingAppender

Namespace: log4net.Appender
Assembly: log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 2.0.6.0-.NET 4.0
Syntax

public class ForwardingAppender : AppenderSkeleton, 
	IAppenderAttachable

The ForwardingAppender type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  NameDescription
Public methodForwardingAppender
Initializes a new instance of the ForwardingAppender class.
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Properties

  NameDescription
Public propertyAppenders
Gets the appenders contained in this appender as an ICollection.
Public propertyErrorHandler
Gets or sets the IErrorHandler for this appender.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public propertyFilterHead
The filter chain.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public propertyLayout
Gets or sets the ILayout for this appender.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public propertyName
Gets or sets the name of this appender.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected propertyRequiresLayout
Tests if this appender requires a Layout to be set.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public propertyThreshold
Gets or sets the threshold Level of this appender.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
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Methods

  NameDescription
Public methodActivateOptions
Initialize the appender based on the options set
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodAddAppender
Adds an IAppender to the list of appenders of this instance.
Public methodAddFilter
Adds a filter to the end of the filter chain.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodAppend(LoggingEvent)
Forward the logging event to the attached appenders
(Overrides AppenderSkeletonAppend(LoggingEvent).)
Protected methodAppend(LoggingEvent)
Forward the logging events to the attached appenders
(Overrides AppenderSkeletonAppend(LoggingEvent).)
Public methodClearFilters
Clears the filter list for this appender.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodClose
Closes the appender and release resources.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodDoAppend(LoggingEvent)
Performs threshold checks and invokes filters before delegating actual logging to the subclasses specific [M:Append(LoggingEvent)] method.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodDoAppend(LoggingEvent)
Performs threshold checks and invokes filters before delegating actual logging to the subclasses specific [M:Append(LoggingEvent[])] method.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodEquals
Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodFilterEvent
Test if the logging event should we output by this appender
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodFinalize
Finalizes this appender by calling the implementation's Close method.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodFlush
Flushes any buffered log data.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodGetAppender
Looks for the appender with the specified name.
Public methodGetHashCode
Serves as a hash function for a particular type.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetType
Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodIsAsSevereAsThreshold
Checks if the message level is below this appender's threshold.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodMemberwiseClone
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodOnClose
Closes the appender and releases resources.
(Overrides AppenderSkeletonOnClose.)
Protected methodPreAppendCheck
Called before [M:Append(LoggingEvent)] as a precondition.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodRemoveAllAppenders
Removes all previously added appenders from this appender.
Public methodRemoveAppender(String)
Removes the appender with the specified name from the list of appenders.
Public methodRemoveAppender(IAppender)
Removes the specified appender from the list of appenders.
Protected methodRenderLoggingEvent(LoggingEvent)
Renders the LoggingEvent to a string.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodRenderLoggingEvent(TextWriter, LoggingEvent)
Renders the LoggingEvent to a string.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodToString
Returns a String that represents the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
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Remarks

The forwarding appender can be used to specify different thresholds and filters for the same appender at different locations within the hierarchy.

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